This is an advanced panel designed to probe the depths of four AAO precedent decisions issued in 1998 that substantially restricted EB-5 eligibility. The panel will also examine regulations related to these decisions as well as efforts to extend the reach of the decisions to varied factual settings. / Review of Four AAO Precedent Decisions--Matter of Soffici, Matter of Izumii, Matter of Hsiung, Matter of Ho / Application of AAO Precedent to EB-5 Cases / Critique of Extending AAO Precedents / Trends in Recent Non-Precedent Decisions / Faculty: Carolyn S. Lee (dl), Conference Program Committee, EB-5 Investor Committee, Ithaca, NY; David Morris, Washington, DC